Mortality rates at age 25 in Ireland
Ireland: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates at age 25 in Ireland, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, mortality rates at age 25 in Ireland stood at 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Ireland peaked at 0.255 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.047 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2021.
That places Ireland 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Ireland, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.255 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 0.242 deaths per 1,000 people | -5.1% |
| 1952 | 0.156 deaths per 1,000 people | -35.5% |
| 1953 | 0.126 deaths per 1,000 people | -19.2% |
| 1954 | 0.132 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 1955 | 0.126 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.5% |
| 1956 | 0.123 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 0.111 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.8% |
| 1958 | 0.116 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 0.123 deaths per 1,000 people | +6.0% |
| 1960 | 0.143 deaths per 1,000 people | +16.3% |
| 1961 | 0.108 deaths per 1,000 people | -24.5% |
| 1962 | 0.061 deaths per 1,000 people | -43.5% |
| 1963 | 0.12 deaths per 1,000 people | +96.7% |
| 1964 | 0.13 deaths per 1,000 people | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.103 deaths per 1,000 people | -20.8% |
| 1966 | 0.083 deaths per 1,000 people | -19.4% |
| 1967 | 0.141 deaths per 1,000 people | +69.9% |
| 1968 | 0.122 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.5% |
| 1969 | 0.105 deaths per 1,000 people | -13.9% |
| 1970 | 0.074 deaths per 1,000 people | -29.5% |
| 1971 | 0.066 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.111 deaths per 1,000 people | +68.2% |
| 1973 | 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.088 deaths per 1,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.081 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.097 deaths per 1,000 people | +19.8% |
| 1977 | 0.131 deaths per 1,000 people | +35.1% |
| 1978 | 0.147 deaths per 1,000 people | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 0.094 deaths per 1,000 people | -36.1% |
| 1980 | 0.086 deaths per 1,000 people | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.117 deaths per 1,000 people | +36.0% |
| 1982 | 0.112 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.119 deaths per 1,000 people | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 0.084 deaths per 1,000 people | -29.4% |
| 1985 | 0.105 deaths per 1,000 people | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.094 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.062 deaths per 1,000 people | -34.0% |
| 1988 | 0.125 deaths per 1,000 people | +101.6% |
| 1989 | 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 0.087 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.12 deaths per 1,000 people | +37.9% |
| 1992 | 0.116 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.122 deaths per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.117 deaths per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.086 deaths per 1,000 people | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 0.173 deaths per 1,000 people | +101.2% |
| 1997 | 0.105 deaths per 1,000 people | -39.3% |
| 1998 | 0.14 deaths per 1,000 people | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 0.171 deaths per 1,000 people | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 0.11 deaths per 1,000 people | -35.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.131 deaths per 1,000 people | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 0.083 deaths per 1,000 people | -36.6% |
| 2004 | 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.075 deaths per 1,000 people | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.075 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.076 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.078 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.097 deaths per 1,000 people | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 0.079 deaths per 1,000 people | -18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.092 deaths per 1,000 people | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 0.101 deaths per 1,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.077 deaths per 1,000 people | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 0.057 deaths per 1,000 people | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 0.089 deaths per 1,000 people | +56.1% |
| 2016 | 0.063 deaths per 1,000 people | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 0.079 deaths per 1,000 people | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.054 deaths per 1,000 people | -31.6% |
| 2019 | 0.074 deaths per 1,000 people | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 0.069 deaths per 1,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.047 deaths per 1,000 people | -31.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0739 deaths per 1,000 people | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.151 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.111 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.255 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1116 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.061 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.143 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0999 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.066 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.147 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0994 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.062 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.125 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1237 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.086 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.173 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0915 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.075 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.131 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0765 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.054 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.101 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0654 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.047 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0739 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 167 Algeria 0.0747 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 168 Cuba 0.0733 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 169 Anguilla 0.072 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 171 Puerto Rico 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 172 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 173 Luxembourg 0.0709 deaths per 1,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates at age 25 in Ireland?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Ireland was 0.0716 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.255 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 deaths per 1,000 people in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Ireland ranks 170th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.